Exciting System Engineer Opportunity!!

Job Description

As a Vehicle System Engineer, you will collaborate with designers, customers, system suppliers, and service and manufacturing engineers. This role requires you to be the technical representative to project teams, suppliers, customers, and external parties. You will serve as the interface point with customers on technical design solutions and resolve design open points. You will also analyze diagnostic and maintenance data and define system specifications in compliance with customer technical specifications.

Responsibilities

• Understand vehicle system functions and analyze diagnostic and maintenance data.

• Define system specifications in compliance with customer technical specifications.

• Review and analyze system technical specifications.

• Review definitions of system work breakdown structures and bill of materials.

• Provide internal technical design support, review, and discussion within engineering and core teams.

• Interface with customers on technical issues and align with the design system engineering team.

• Improve vehicle assembly processes, maintenance, and procedures.

• Contribute to the assessment of RAMS performance and identify necessary RAMS requirements to ensure project targets are met.

• Support design department in improving vehicle system design, functions, and integration.

• Review RAMS of systems during commissioning and warranty periods.

• Interface with design, service, and manufacturing engineers in failure analysis and root cause research.

• Identify and analyze non-conformities during validation.

• Perform concurrent engineering design reviews and analysis to ensure reliability and maintainability of products.

Essential Skills

• Expertise with SAP

• Experience in railcar engineering and systems engineering

• Proficiency with MS Office applications, including Excel

• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical validation

• Experience in rail transportation

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Electronics Engineering

• 2 years of experience in railway vehicle systems design or vehicle maintenance engineering

• Expertise in interpreting electrical, pneumatic, system specification software, and mechanical drawings

• Knowledge of railway vehicle system functions

• Ability to analyze and correlate data from various sources (e.g., vehicle diagnostic events, maintenance reports)

• Knowledge in defining maintenance and troubleshooting procedures

• Understanding of statistical analysis including RAMS

Work Environment

This position is 100% onsite at a state-of-the-art facility in Hagerstown, known for its technological advancements. The facility produces modern railcars for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) and the broader North American market. It is designed with sustainability in mind, incorporating energy-efficient technologies, a local supply chain, job creation initiatives, advanced insulation, energy-efficient lighting, HVAC systems, solar panels, water conservation systems, comprehensive recycling programs, and eco-friendly construction materials. The facility also features a robot dog used for testing railcars.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $90000.00 - $105000.00/yr.

Full benefits include PTO, medical, dental vision. Will update this with more information upon qualification process.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Hagerstown,MD.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 18, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.